Dr. Daniel Bukantz, who was a national champion and Olympic fencer and a longtime Olympic fencing referee while pursuing a career in dentistry, died Saturday at his home in Forest Hills, Queens. He was 90.
The cause was lung cancer, said his son, Jeff, the captain of the 2004 and current United States Olympic fencing teams, continuing a seven-decade family presence in the sport.
We went to see Neil Lazar, Wednesday night, who gave us the news. They had fenced a number of times in the old days. Neil tried to call him after his birthday but couldn't reach him.
